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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1937

Page

4

Clermont Post Office Listing Caption

Postal notice from Clermont in Fayette County Iowa marking a document as second class mail matter.

Clermont Fayette County Iowa

Meetings With Farmers In The Fourth District

On return I seek public meetings with farmers in each county of the Fourth district to discuss the general farm bill coming to Congress. I want input from farmers, not speeches, and ask communities to write dates after October 10. My secretary Ray Douglas will arrange details from Washington D C. Paris, Sept 3, 1937. Aboard the Washington I toured Interparliamentary Union events with 400 delegates from 25 nations led by Alben Barkley.

Committee On Agriculture Washington, D. C Ray Douglas Paris France le Havre Luxemburg Inter- Parliamentary Union Alben W. Barkley Senate McKellar Minton Byrnes Adams Thomas Utah LaFollette Lanham McMillan Luther Johnson Jed Johnson Jenckes Reece Arthur Derrin Call Rumania Italy Sweden Poland Belgium Na Sospe Switzerland Spain Czechoslovakia Vincount Elmley James M. Dillon Dillon O'Neill Ireland Inter- Parliamentary Union Conference Washington United States

Notice of Trusteeship Sale of Clermont Bank Property

In Fayette County Iowa the stockholders are notified that Leo Beucher as Trustee petitions the District Court for authority to sell real estate in Clermont described as all of Block 90 Thompson’s Second Addition for $500 under a sale contract. A hearing and bid filing must occur by October 6, 1937, at 10 A.M. at the Fayette County Court House in West Union. Leon R. Layton represents the Trustee.

District Court of Iowa Fayette County Leo Beucher Clermont State Bank Clermont Laws Witty Thompson State of Iowa Fayette Ceunty West Union Leon R. Layton

Speech translation aims to unite, not divide

A speaker notes that interpreters translate speeches into English, French, and German, slowing proceedings but essential for informing delegates. The thread among talks is a shared desire for peace, with Ireland’s E. ONeill asserting that peoples won’t tolerate more wars, though the speaker doubts the certainty of that hope.

E. O'Neill Ireland Mr. O'Neill

Farm Methods in Europe and the walking plow tradition

The narrator recalls European plowing with walking plows. In France and elsewhere horses or cattle pull a single plow section while a person leads the animal. He witnesses a man guiding a horse hitched to one section of a drag.

France Europe

No erosion in France puzzled by soil stability

A correspondent notes the lack of topsoil loss in France despite inquiries. Reasons offered include milder rains, different soil texture, and crops with strong root systems. The writer also observes an absence of corn fields in the country and remarks on limited firsthand knowledge.

France

Barb Wire Fence Seen From Le Havre to Paris

This travel note reports many barb wire fences and cement posts observed on a journey from Le Havre to Paris. The writer notes enduring abundance of barb wire in Europe, contrasting with less of it elsewhere and highlights cement posts as a notable sight on this side of the Atlantic.

le Havre Paris Europe Atlantic

Diverse Weekend Visits and Local Notices Across Clermont

Lois Olson and Lorraine Follett visited Saturday while many neighbors and relatives dropped in for weekends and birthdays in Clermont Iowa. Guests included Francis Dugstad and family in Delwin Decorah and Waterloo. Florence Schissel Cedar Rapids. Oscar Olson and family in Edmund Dugstad home. Lida Bissell from Glendale California joined Henderson family. and Norman Erickson at Coe College. Community news also notes theatre plans, a homecoming play selection, and a piano sale notice for Clermont residents.

Lois Olson Lorraine Follett Lloyd Aanes Delwe Willis Gresa Wisconsin Dells Bernard Waters Postville , Hospital Julian Ellingson Decorah Edmund Dugstad Raymond Paulson Waterloo Kate Horan Florence Erickson Lawrence Klein Dan Burke Clermont RB. Schupanitz D. P. Dempsey Kellogg, Minn Adolph Frederick Williamsfield Ill Emil Larson Howard Larson Jean Molay Earl Bower la Crosse Wis Hans J. Larson Oscar Olson Howard Allen John Lida Bissell Glendale Calif B. C. Henderson Verni Erigle Herman Griebenow Leo Dubuque Hazel Schrader Luana Lou Engelhart Alfred Wenger Lester Wenger Volga City Ervie Amdahl West Union Hospital Siab J. A. Erickson Cedar Rapids Norman Erickson Coe Lolita Blake Christopher Bean Sidney Howard Dorothy Mikulas George Mikulas Teachers’ Institute Amon Erickson J. A. Erickson and Loyce W. B.miller Judith Swenson A. J. Priest Ewald Lyngaas Janet Hana J. Larson Frank Fay Frank Calihan Dells Wisconsin Lake Tatanka Waterville Minnesota Arthur Graber Nashua Hera Volga Isabelle Wenger Arlington Eleanor Schump Henry Schump Iowa City Ralph Schump Miss Schump Contract Bridge

Odd Iowa theater and Grinnell cabcapers noted

A Grinnell filling station shows a carpeted post with Back Scratcher for tired motorista. An Iowa theatre marque displays Bank Nite 300 under the film You Cant Have Everything. In Omaha a cab driver charged a woman 25c, she protests 10c fare, and sues the cab company for 800 dollars.

Grinnell Iowa Omaha

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